My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 41

Attack (2)

Heinz frowned and looked around.

Vampires and an unidentified masked group surround the surroundings.

The level of the vampires was known to be “seeing through,” but the level of the undetected masked group was all high.

“How did know?”

Now that their barrier has been activated, concealment has been neutralized… but

how did they identify themselves as having used “Concealment” before that and activate the barrier at the right time?

“We put in a lot of effort to capture Hahoe Tal.”

A black suit, hair slicked back with pomade, and a sly smile.

The man on the stairs, who was clearly an executive of an evil organization, lightly shrugged his shoulders.

It seemed like he had no intention of explaining it kindly.

“Are you by any chance the Buncheonhoe?”

Heinz asked, looking at the masked men who appeared to be the man’s subordinates.

Aren’t they the only ones who would set a trap with the hardliners of the clan?

“Hmm, but who are you? I don’t know why a vampire is with him. Beta One Beta God Do you know anything about that?”

The man in the suit did not answer, but instead asked him a question and cast his gaze towards the clan.

“…We don’t know what’s going on either. “Looking at his level, he looks like he’s level 7, but this is completely my first time seeing him.”

“The energy itself is very unfamiliar. “It looks like he recently returned from an unknown place.”

The two strongest people in the group of vampires answered one after another.

‘Both Betas were here.’

From what I understood while reading the memories of many hard-line vampires, that title referred to their rank.

The leader of the hardliners of the clan was Alpha, and there were two Betas under him.

There were a total of thirteen people in the ranks below Gamma.

‘Now it’s nine.’

After the first Gamma Dohansu I dealt with, I hunted three more.

Information about this place was also obtained from the last Gamma processed.

‘And maybe because the power of ‘Concealment’ still remains, they didn’t notice that I was predating their own kind.’

With his weakened “Concealment” due to the effect of the barrier, he was unable to even hide his own power, let alone maintain secrecy.

So, with the remaining resources, they were focusing on hiding the traces of predation on their own species as much as possible.

That will be their most secret secret and at the same time a secret weapon that will outwit them.

‘There are two level 7 betas. Level 6 twelve. Among the 6th level, some outstanding people may have received the title of Gamma, but I don’t know how many of them there are. In addition, the guards gathered outside the lobby…’

Actually, it wasn’t that big of a problem if you only dealt with vampires.

The problem is a group of masked people presumed to be Beoncheonhoe.

I don’t know what kind of trick they used, but even in this situation, I couldn’t gauge their energy well.

“But how long do you plan on Hahoe Mask hiding in the shadows? At this point, it would have been time to come out. Or are you still ignoring us?”

Heinz’s eyebrows twitched.

I thought you hadn’t noticed since there was no mention of it until now.

[Huh… What a bold guy. If you want it that way.]

A voice that seemed to echo from hell vibrated the space.

If you already know, there is no need to hide anymore.

Swoosh—

As Hans slowly emerged from the shadows…

the temperature dropped sharply, a chill filled the air, and the light that used to illuminate the inside lost its power.

Even though the magical power was not released with any particular intention, simply being there forces the surrounding phenomenon to occur.

The vampires surrounding me trembled and took a step back without realizing it.

“…Hmm. This is more than I thought. “If we tried to handle things alone, we would have been in big trouble, right?”

A crack appeared on the relaxed face of the man in the suit.

My confidence must have been shaken after meeting Hans in person.

“It’s more than I thought, but it’s not to the point where I can’t respond.”

But soon composure returned to his face.

It looks like they have prepared well.

“Dark magic and necromancy. “As they are all extreme powers, their weaknesses are also obvious.”

Just—

the sound of his fingers snapping resonates in the space.

Ugh—

the barrier surrounding the area vibrated.

Jingling – Jingling –

And I don’t know when it came out, but there were masked people surrounding the second floor holding all kinds of items.

There are people who take out these wooden totems that shake bells that a shaman would use, take out these yellow talismans that are nailed to the ground and stick them everywhere, and even people who bring out symbols of all kinds of religions that don’t exist on Earth.

Hans’s spirit was broken by the energy rushing from all directions.

The stuffy energy was constricting all around, shaking his unclean energy mercilessly.

[…You made quite a lot of preparations.]

I could clearly see that they had thoroughly researched and made various preparations to respond to him.

Due to the nature of the technique, the vampires present also looked uncomfortable, but compared to Hans, who was the direct target, it was probably a quick stoppage of bleeding.

‘It doesn’t have much of an impact on Heinz right now. It’s a bit frustrating, though.’

A huge trap prepared solely to hunt Hans.

If the Beoncheonhoe and the vampires had joined forces to attack him while his power was suppressed on this scale…

no matter how much Hans did, he would have had no choice but to retreat.

‘If Hans came alone.’

I understand their thoughts well.

Heinz appears to be level 7, so one of the betas would hold him appropriately and the rest of his strength would be used to deal with Hans.

“Hmm—”

Heinz took a deep breath.

My heart began to beat violently and the blood throughout my body began to circulate rapidly.

“Blood flow amplification”

Pale skin turned red.

The muscles swelled and the veins protruded.

“Haaa~”

I let out a breath from my lungs.

My senses became sharper, and I was able to vividly feel the emotions of those nearby.

Unfortunately for them, he was not a level 7 Jinhyeol that meets their standards.

The amount of blood magic power and the concentration of the vampire factor itself may be similar to or even lower than that of betas.

But….

Quang—!

“Acceleration”

His body hit the ground like a cannonball.

“What?!”

A level 6 vampire who was closest to Heinz and could not react to his movements.

Phew—

With a cry of astonishment, Heinz’s hand came out through his back.

“Ga…gasp!”

The vampire whose heart was pierced in an instant vomited blood and trembled.

But his surprise didn’t end there.

‘Blood… is being sucked in?!’

His blood was sucked into his heart at an incredible speed.

More precisely, it was the other person’s arm that pierced his heart.

‘Predation on one’s own kind?! Through the arm? What nonsense…!’

Heinz pierced the heart and at the same time cut his own wrist and sucked the vampire’s blood from there.

Through the wound on the wrist, fine blood particles mix with the opponent’s blood and are retrieved, ignoring the opponent’s control.

This is possible because he has achieved overwhelming blood control by becoming jinhyeol.

This was also possible because he plunged his hand into the other person’s heart and made direct contact with the center of blood flow.

“Off… this guy… Kwaaaaaaa!”

The vampire, who was trying to warn his comrades with the last of his strength, let out a scream.

The blood he had coughed up suddenly turned into a beautiful red flower and was flowing around his mouth.

The “blood flower” that engulfed his head slowly spread throughout his body and disappeared only after his entire body was reduced to ashes.

‘It’s just a trick to hide the predation on one’s own kind.’

He covered his entire body to hide the sight of the blood being sucked out, drying out and turning into ash, but all he burned was the area around its mouth.

It was thanks to the “blood flower” that selects what to burn according to his will.

“…….”

All the vampires in the room froze at what happened in just a few seconds.

The betas who reacted late hardened their expressions and glared at Heinz.

Even while sucking the vampire’s blood through one arm, they were constantly on guard and radiating energy, so they couldn’t find a chance to intervene.

They did not know that Heinz was in the process of sucking blood, so they quickly gave up on a subordinate whose heart was pierced and burned and had no chance of recovery, and took advantage of the opportunity.

“You… how?”

Beta One grits his teeth and mutters softly.

His question was full of caution.

‘I couldn’t react right away!’

Although he was proud of his physical abilities, Heinz’s movements exceeded his imagination.

By the time he reacted, his subordinate’s heart had already been pierced.

Even the subordinate was one of the strongest Gammas after Beta.

No matter how unexpected it was, it only lasted a few seconds for such a strong person to be attacked.

I can’t do that myself.

Heinz leisurely looked around at the nervous vampires.

‘It would have been nice if we had taken out level 7 by surprise… but if we had been attacked directly, we would have reacted somehow. Of course, he could have inflicted fatal injuries, but he would have recovered quickly while the others were taking their time.’

It would be better to reliably deal with the closest level 6 player with Gamma level power.

《Collect new blood-sucking factors. Due to the influence of the special skill “Mixed Blood Evolution,” the individual’s ability to control magic power improves.

Thanks to this, the power of that side weakened and this side actually became stronger.

And one more thing they didn’t expect.

[Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk… That’s amazing. Is this one too? A link that combines techniques from various worlds?]

Hans was greatly shocked when he discovered research on combining techniques at the base of the hardliners of the clan.

An idea that I had never thought of and a result that broke common sense that I thought was naturally impossible.

Of course, Hans had also referred to the black magic of other worlds and greatly increased his own magic level by reflecting it.

The combination of “Evil Wisdom” and “Forbidden Knowledge” provided excellent analysis and acquisition skills only for black magic.

However, there was a sudden feeling of regret.

Just because the skill only provides additional correction to black magic, didn’t you just rely on it and give up on other attempts?

Have you only pursued the easy path and settled for the present?

“Evil Wisdom” is said to provide an absolute understanding of black magic, but in order to do so, it had basic insight into magic itself.

Although “Forbidden Knowledge” was also biased towards black magic, it contained numerous mysteries accumulated in one world.

Was that really the only way to use it?

Wasn’t that an act of defining one’s limits?

Of course, considering that it has been less than a year since Hans entered the path of magic, some may point the finger at him as being needlessly greedy.

However, time was not a very important factor in deciding on a path and committing to it.

At least ‘Hans’ truly thought so.

Afterwards, Hans continued to study Buncheonhoe’s technology in his spare time attacking vampires.

I observed the magic system of vampires, experimented with them, and tried to utilize my skills in a variety of ways.

‘I can’t say it’s that big yet, but there was some income. And this is actually an opportunity.’

Cough—

Hans stamped the floor with his cane.

The area under his feet turned black and spread to the surrounding area, and undead began to crawl out from within.

Maybe it was due to the magic that was hindering him, but he couldn’t fill the entire building with darkness like usual.

[Let’s see how hard you prepared. That will also become the foundation for my growth!]

If you don’t know, you just have to experience it yourself.

Isn’t there a stage that Beoncheonhoe, which is the most advanced in that field, has put a lot of effort into setting?

It would have been best if they had used black magic, but the opposite technique was not bad either.

Because he was able to feel and understand the technique more sensitively as it was fatal to him.

[Khaha! I’m looking forward to it! Now, try making me more happy! If you have prepared something, it would be a good idea to use it without hesitation!]

As a bonus, it was also an opportunity to figure out your own weaknesses.

Facing your weaknesses directly is the first step to overcoming them.

If he overcomes this, he will be able to grow even further.

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

of the barrier that Hans had installed before entering, above the barrier of the Buncheonhoe that surrounded them, was activated.

A villa surrounded by two layers of barriers…no, not on this battlefield.

Now no one will be able to escape easily.

[Then let’s start the death match.]

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